Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict

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Pa. appeals court upholds $188M Wal-Mart verdict

http://www.reliablenews.com/e86237-pa-appeals-court-upholds-188m-wal-mart-verdict

BY MARK SCOLFORO (Associated Press)
Originally Published: 10. června 2011
Updated: 10. června 2011

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A $188 million class-action verdict against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Sam's Club over payment to employees for rest breaks and off-the-clock work was upheld Friday by a Pennsylvania appeals court.

A three-judge Superior Court panel said there was sufficient evidence at trial to conclude there had been a breach of contract, unjust enrichment and violations of state labor laws.

The judges also ruled in a 211-page opinion that the presiding Philadelphia judge erred in determining some of the plaintiffs' legal fees, and sent that part of the case back for recalculation.

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1. The Supreme Court will take an ax to that by a 5 to 4 decision